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December

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

2008 One of 11 payloaders of Chandrayaan-1 sent by India to space sent a new picture of the moon.
1861 Madan Mohan Malaviya, an educationist of India and honored with Bharat Ratna, was born.
1924 Former Prime Minister of the country and honored with Bharat Ratna, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born.
1643 William Myers, captain of the ship of the East India Company, Ryall Mary, landed on a deserted island and named it Christmasland.
1665 The French East India Company was formed in India to compete with Britain in political, economic and imperialist matters during the reign of Louis XIV.
1763 Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur was killed.
1771 The Mughal ruler Shah Alam II sat on the throne of Delhi under the patronage of the Marathas.
1800 Christmas Day was first made a public holiday on an international scale.
1861 Madan Mohan Malviya, a social worker and the leader of the Kashi Hindu University, was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
1972 Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the last Governor General of India, died in Madras (now Chennai), the capital of Tamil Nadu.
1968 In Tamil Nadu, India, the families of striking Dalit workers were led by a gang allegedly by their landlords.
1994 The 7th President of India, Giani Zail Singh, died in Chandigarh.